Renê Júnior
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Renê Júnior
| image =
| fullname = Renê dos Santos Júnior
| height = {{height|m=1.81}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Criciúma
| years1 = 2007
| clubs1 = Estácio de Sá
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2008
| clubs2 = Semeando Cidadania
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009–2013
| clubs3 = Tombense
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009
| clubs4 = → Madureira (loan)
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2010
| clubs5 = → Figueirense (loan)
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011
| clubs6 = → Democrata-GV (loan)
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2011
| clubs7 = → Salgueiro (loan)
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2012
| clubs8 = → Mogi Mirim (loan)
| caps8 = 21
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2012
| clubs9 = → Ponte Preta (loan)
| caps9 = 31
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2013
| clubs10 = → Santos (loan)
| caps10 = 32
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2014–2016
| clubs11 = Guangzhou Evergrande
| caps11 = 31
| goals11 = 8
| years12 = 2016–2017
| clubs12 = Ponte Preta
| caps12 = 11
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2016–2017
| clubs13 = → Bahia (loan)
| caps13 = 46
| goals13 = 5
| years14 = 2018–2020
| clubs14 = Corinthians
| caps14 = 8
| goals14 = 1
| years15 = 2020
| clubs15 = → Coritiba (loan)
| caps15 = 9
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2021
| clubs16 = Chapecoense
| caps16 = 8
| goals16 = 0
| years17 = 2023
| clubs17 = Bangu
| caps17 = 7
| goals17 = 0
| club-update = 9 March 2023
| ntupdate =
}}
Renê dos Santos Júnior (born 16 September 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Renê began his professional career on Rio de Janeiro's lower clubs, before joining Figueirense. However, one year after, he joined Esporte Clube Democrata. Shortly after, he joined Salgueiro Atlético Clube.
In January 2012 he signed a contract with Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, and after a good campaign in 2012 Campeonato Paulista, he joined Associação Atlética Ponte Preta.[http://www.redebomdia.com.br/noticia/detalhe/21850/Rene+Junior+e+o+15%26ordm%3B+contratado+da+Ponte Renê Júnior é o 15º contratado da Ponte (Renê Junior is Ponte's fifteenth signing)]; Rede Bom Dia, 16 May 2012 {{in lang|pt}} He made his Série A debut on 20 May, against Atlético Mineiro.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2012/20-05-2012/ponte-preta-atletico-mg.html ATLÉTICO-MG QUEBRA TABU E VENCE A PONTE PRETA COM GOL NO FINZINHO (ATLÉTICO-MG BREAKS TABOO AND GETS VICTORY AGAINST PONTE PRETA WITH A GOAL IN THE END)]; Globo Esporte, 20 May 2012 {{in lang|pt}} He scored his first top flight goal on 6 June, against Flamengo.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2012/06-06-2012/ponte-preta-flamengo.html NOS ACRÉSCIMOS, VAGNER LOVE SALVA O FLA DE DERROTA PARA A PONTE PRETA (IN THE DYING MINUTES, VÁGNER LOVE SAVES FLA FROM A DEFEAT TO PONTE PRETA)]; Globo Esporte, 6 June 2012 {{in lang|pt}}
On 2 January 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Santos FC.[https://archive.today/20130219180947/http://www.santosfc.com.br/noticias/conteudo.asp?id=27993%23.UPGtpSfAda5#.UPGtpSfAda5 Santos FC contrata volante Renê Junior por empréstimo de um ano (Santos FC signs defensive midfielder Renê Júnior on a one-year loan)]; Santos FC official web site, 2 January 2013 {{in lang|pt}}
On 24 December 2013, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Renê on a four-year contract.{{cite press release|url=http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=5921|script-title=zh:雷内正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部|publisher=Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|date=2013-12-24|language=zh}} According to Brazilian media, the transfer fee was 3.2 million Brazilian real (1 million Euro).[http://www.lancenet.com.br/santos/Rene-Junior-despede-Santos-Caiu_0_1046295583.html Com mágoa, Renê Júnior se despede do Santos: 'Caiu nas minhas costas'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225183233/http://www.lancenet.com.br/santos/Rene-Junior-despede-Santos-Caiu_0_1046295583.html |date=2013-12-25 }}{{in lang|pt}} On 8 March 2014, Renê made his debut for Guangzhou in the first league match of the season against Henan Jianye. He scored his first goal in China in the second half, which ensured Guangzhou win the match 3–0.{{cite press release|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20140308/009832.htm|script-title=zh:恒大3-0建业连4赛季开门红 雷内+2内援献首球|publisher=Tencent|date=2013-03-08|language=zh}} In March 2016 it was announced that Renê's contract with the club had been terminated and he would leave as a free agent.{{cite web|title=Guangzhou Evergrande release Rene Junior |url=http://footballchannel.asia/2016/03/17/post10016/ |work=Football Channel Asia |date=17 March 2016|accessdate=17 March 2016}}
He returned to Ponte Preta on 1 April 2016.{{cite web|title=Meio-campista René Júnior, que defendeu a Macaca em 2012 e estava no futebol chinês, chega ao Majestoso para exames e deve reforçar elenco para o Brasileiro |url=http://pontepreta.com.br/noticias-detalhe/rene-junior-esta-de-volta |work=Ponte Preta |date=1 April 2016|accessdate=15 April 2016}}
Career statistics
{{updated|6 November 2023}}{{Soccerway|rene-dos-santos-junior/129992|accessdate=7 December 2016}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Semeando Cidadania
|2008 |colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8All appearance(s) in Copa Rio | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Figueirense
|2010 |0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Democrata-GV
|2011 |colspan="2"|— | 8 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 3 | |||||
| Salgueiro
|2011 | Série B
|25 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Mogi Mirim
|2012 |0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Ponte Preta
|2012 |31 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 1 | |||||
| Santos
|2013 |Série A |13 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Guangzhou Evergrande
|2014 |rowspan="2"|Super League |26 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 8 | |||||
| 2015
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| Ponte Preta
|2016 |Série A |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="3"|Bahia
|2016 |Série B |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2017
|Série A |30 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Corinthians
|2018 |rowspan="2"|Série A |4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1All appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2019
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | ||
| Coritiba
|2020 |Série A |3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| Chapecoense
|2021 |Série A |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Bangu
|2023 |colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!166 | 13 | 74 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 269 | 22 |
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Honours
;Bahia
;Guangzhou Evergrande
;Corinthians
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|rene-dos-santos-junior/129992}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Junior, Rene}}
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Madureira Esporte Clube players
Category:Figueirense FC players
Category:Salgueiro Atlético Clube players
Category:Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players
Category:Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Category:Esporte Clube Bahia players
Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Category:Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
Category:Guangzhou F.C. players
Category:Bangu Atlético Clube players
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